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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb
10.2.4010.2.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.2.41

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The demigodssince 10.2.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्टय‍ाम्ब ते कुक्षिगत: पर: पुमा-

नंशेन साक्षाद् भगवान् भवाय न: ।

माभूद् भयं भोजपतेर्मुमूर्षो-

र्गोप्ता यदूनां भविता तवात्मज: ॥ ४१ ॥

diṣṭyāmba te kukṣi-gataḥ paraḥ pumān

aṁśena sākṣād bhagavān bhavāya naḥ

mābhūd bhayaṁ bhoja-pater mumūrṣor

goptā yadūnāṁ bhavitā tavātmajaḥ

Translation

O mother Devakī, by your good fortune and ours, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, with all His plenary portions, such as Baladeva, is now within your womb. Therefore you need not fear Kaṁsa, who has decided to be killed by the Lord. Your eternal son, Kṛṣṇa, will be the protector of the entire Yadu dynasty.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Protector

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the verdict of the śāstra.

  2. 2

    The demigods assured Devakī that Kṛṣṇa was appearing with Baladeva, His plenary portion. His presence was good fortune for her and for them.

  3. 3

    Devakī need not fear Kaṁsa, for her eternal son would protect her and the Yadu dynasty. By continuing his enmity toward the Lord, Kaṁsa had decided to be killed by Him.

Key points from the purport
  • The words paraḥ pumān aṁśena signify that Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Thus the demigods assured Devakī, “Your son is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He is appearing with Baladeva, His plenary portion.
  • He will give you all protection and kill Kaṁsa, who has decided to continue his enmity toward the Lord and thus be killed by Him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Terror → Wonder and relief. The threat of destruction yields to divine appearance.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 10: Threat from Kaṁsa and Kṛṣṇa's birth. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When a devotee fully surrenders at the lotus feet of the Lord, he is completely liberated from the fear of material existence. By explaining why the Supreme Personality of Godhead descends, the prayers of the demigods clearly confirm the Lord’s statement in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7):
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. diṣṭyāby fortune
  2. ambaO mother
  3. teyour
  4. kukṣi-gataḥin the womb
  5. paraḥthe Supreme
  6. pumānPersonality of Godhead
  7. aṁśenawith all His energies, His parts and parcels
  8. sākṣātdirectly
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.2

    In this verse: “protector”, “protect”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.2

    In this verse: “mother”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.2

    In this verse: “fear”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What reassurance do you find in the demigods’ words to Devakī?

Practice

Read the assurance to Devakī once more, then offer a short prayer acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme ProtectorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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